Helpers--Electricians in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$33,141
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$6,739
16.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,204
North Carolina costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in North Carolina — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$39,880
Kept after tax
$33,141
Worth in national money
$35,204
State rank
30
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. North Carolina pays helpers--electricians around $39,880 at the midpoint, 30 of 47 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against 489 occupations North Carolina publishes, helpers--electricians lands at 396. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- North Carolina is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $39,880 the take-home is $33,141; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $35,204 would nationally. The average comes to $40,990, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For helpers--electricians the North Carolina median is $39,880, ranking 30 of 47 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Within North Carolina, this work ranks 396 of 489 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Post-tax income for helpers--electricians in North Carolina, on $39,880, is $33,141 — equivalent to $35,204 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $40,990 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Helpers--Electricians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,810 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,880 |
| Top tenth earn over | $48,670 |
| This salary | $39,880 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in North Carolina | $33,141 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $34,224 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$14 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $38,533 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$17 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in North Carolina earn less than $39,880. The published range is $31,810 up to $48,670, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In North Carolina the take-home figure of $33,141, from $39,880, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 396 of 489 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of North Carolina, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $35,204, the adjusted value of that $39,880 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 396 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for helpers--electricians in North Carolina the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $31,810 to $48,670. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for North Carolina is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $33,141 from $39,880. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 396 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Carolina, so $35,204 — the adjusted value of that $39,880 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 396 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $31,810 at the bottom tenth to $48,670 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $35,204.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; North Carolina then takes its own share, leaving $33,141.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 47 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,810 to $48,670) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to North Carolina rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
North Carolina's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $35,204 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $33,141 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and North Carolina income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.